whobaru Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Glad you liked it! I think Apexcone owes me a little love. Maybe a cool decal or something?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobeedooby Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Quick question... I am not so sure that i ordered the correct bulbs for my kit.. On the therpmstore.com they have soo many choices of bulbs. Which ones will just screw in properly? My order is on hold until the end of the week. (They are out of ballasts), and in the mean time i just want to make sure i ordered the right ones... I ordered the D2S, bulbs... P.S. Its the Apexcone premium HID kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Mine are H7, isn't D2S the fogs? Anyone else have input on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobeedooby Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 H7's huh? Well then i guess that i better change my order then... I just assumed that the choices given would pertain to only that car. Which i guess it might its just that i need to order the bulb for my exact application? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 Search around and you'll find the answer you need. Mine was H7, and your 2.5I should be the same, but I don't know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonwacker Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Methinks the fogs are H3...I believe D2S is what a lot of OEM HID setups use. sorry...this forum practically blows goat nuts so im not always on here.Team Pony Express POSTED FROM MY COMPUTER USING A WEB BROWSER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobeedooby Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Methinks the fogs are H3...I believe D2S is what a lot of OEM HID setups use. You are totally right^ Im such a noob I always forget what a strong search feature this website has, of course like the first pop up was a whole thread about what headlights the car uses. Thanks for all the help!!! Now i just need to wait for them to come in!, i guess there is a pretty big back log of HID kits. They dont know when mine will get shipped. One more question is.... The hole that you drilled in the dust cover... Did that black gromet or what ever you call it come with the kit to cover the new hole? Or did you have to buy that seperate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonwacker Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Yeah, some folks are quick to criticize for not searching...but a lot of the time it's just as easy to type out a quick answer... To answer your question, the black piece covers the hole. You might be fine with just that, but it's a good idea to throw some silicone sealant in there, too sorry...this forum practically blows goat nuts so im not always on here.Team Pony Express POSTED FROM MY COMPUTER USING A WEB BROWSER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleM Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Now i just need to wait for them to come in!, i guess there is a pretty big back log of HID kits. They dont know when mine will get shipped. Sigh, me too. I didn't think the backorder was that bad, I wish I ordered from RPM tuning instead, I think they have them in stock, but i ordered them from xenon expert and I haven't heard about them, and I paypal'd the money last week. No emails, nothing. I hope I know what's going on soon. I want to install these so bad, its starting to get dark sooner which means most of my driving will be with the light on for the next 6-8 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 ...and yes, it comes with the grommet. A little extra silicon is a good idea if you have it; just to be safe. You can also find your way through the factory grommet on the bottom of the headlight, but that's a lot more difficult. Edit: I ordered mine from RPM as well, and they came quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 I circled the factory grommet. http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x312/kagenmateer/whatyourleftwith-2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobeedooby Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 ^^ Thanks, i think i would rather just drill a hole... I acctually think it looks cool with the wires sticking out. Besides with a 2.5i there isnt much to look at under the hood, so now ill at least have a conversation other than, "Why didnt you just a turbo"? LOL. RPM said that they should be able to get the lights out to me early this week, Man i hope so. I have been talking to Donny over there quite a bit. Nice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 Sounds like it's good you went through RPM instead of xenonexpert because the guys in his thread are upset their lights are on backorder and there is poor communication from the vendor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLASHMSTRC Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Seems like RPM is out of the 35watt ballasts for these kits. Ordered mine 8/31 and they have not been shipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted September 10, 2007 Author Share Posted September 10, 2007 Apexcone must be the problem then. Good communication here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLASHMSTRC Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Yeah appears that way. Be nice if RPM would hop on the thread and clarify instead of wondering when my kit will ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DoubleM Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 hey, kagenmateer, did you disconnect your battery when you put these in? Also, is that all the wiring you have to do is just plug the pink into the red connector and black into black? I don't have to run any separate battery lines for the ballasts or anything? I think I can handle putting these in, but on top of just being a noob, I can't do anything electrical (soldering, wire-stripping, nothing). If you disconnected it, did you just disconnect the positive (red) side? Me being a pansy, i'm expecting there to be a lot more crap to do then you said in your walkthrough. Your walk-through makes it seem like putting these in would only take like an hour or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleM Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 oh, and if you need to use more than just tape to hold these onto the car, where did you zip-tie them to to keep them from knocking around all over the place? I don't even know where i'll put the passenger side ballast, i have that retarded snorkel in the way, i might just put it underneath the snorkel, but then i won't have any bling under the hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonwacker Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 You disconnect the negative cable, the black one. Use a (I think) 8mm socket or wrench to loosen the bolt, and slide the contact off the battery. The only "wiring" I did was, as you say, pink to pink, black to black. As far as ballast placement on the passenger side, I used the nice slab of metal that's beneath the headlight/airbox, underneath the snorkus. Sure, it hides the bling, but I think of it as being "protected" As an aside, I finally got around to aligning my headlights today - I just couldn't find the time or place to do it before. Definitely worth the ten minutes it took me - my passenger side headlight was waaaay too high, and was not only blinding other drivers, but distracting to me. Now it's much, much better, and I don't have to avoid driving around at night anymore... sorry...this forum practically blows goat nuts so im not always on here.Team Pony Express POSTED FROM MY COMPUTER USING A WEB BROWSER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 Thanks spoonwacker. Yes, Double M, it's that easy. I ended up using one ziptie to hold the driver side ballast in place when the sticky wouldn't hold it. I tucked all the wires into convenient places. Also, the instructions say disconnect the positive battery terminal, so that's what I did. With the positive connected and negative disconnected, it is still possible for a circuit in the car to catch ground (but very unlikely). Note: I re-connected the battery to test the passenger side, and didn't bother disconnecting it again for the driver side after seeing what little wiring was involved. If you don't disconnect the battery (it really isn't necessary), just make sure you dont turn on the hl switch while the metal spades are exposed. Oh, if you do disconnect the battery, I think it's a 10mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLASHMSTRC Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 10mm confirmed. Order should be here later today or tomorrow, can't wait to install. Thanks again for the write-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 np Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleM Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 alright thanks. the next day i have free where there isn't rain the the forecast, i'll be putting these in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 Don't stress, I couldn't believe how easy it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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